IFAC Publishes Academic 'Articles of Merit'

The Professional Accountants in Business Committee of the International Federation of Accountants has released its 2006 "Articles of Merit."

The collection includes award-winning international articles on topics such as performance measurement, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and the changing roles of accounting and finance professionals. This collection includes 10 previously published articles that were selected by the PAIB Committee as part of its annual Articles of Merit Award Program for Distinguished Contribution to Management Accounting.

The winning article for the 2006 edition is "Performance Measures in Supply Chains" by Kim Langfield-Smith and David Smith, which was first published in CPA Australia's Australian Accounting Review. The article examines the benefits and challenges of supply chain management.

Other articles of outstanding merit were first published in the American Institute of CPAs' Journal of Accountancy and the Institute of Management Accountants' Strategic Finance, as well as publications from the United Kingdom and Canada.

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